We need oysters in our Bay and rivers. We don’t have enough. But one of the major impediments to restoring oysters is the availability of substrates. ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Rebuilding Together: A bold new chapter as Rebuilding Together Eastern Shore
For decades, Rebuilding Together of Queen Anne’s County (RTQAC) and Rebuilding Together Kent County (RTKC) have championed free, critical home repairs ... [Continue Story]
- “Ready or Not” Program Gets Rave Reviews from Queen Anne’s at Home Members
- County Commissioners Seeking Member for Commission on Aging
- Maryland’s flagging economy and transportation infrastructure linked
- Historic Maryland Inn Invites Public for Its Festive Célébration de Noël Christmas Event
- High quality oysters, fickle market greeting new season
- Five-year Maryland state budget projection foresees ‘enormous gap’ not seen in two decades
Centreville Highlights
Kent Island Has Its Day by Brent Lewis
This year’s Kent Island Day, an annual family-friendly event organized by the Kent Island Heritage Society to celebrate the historical and cultural ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Minute: Is the Millstream Trail One of the Best on the Mid-Shore?
- Hitting the Mark: QAC’s 4-H Marksmanship Club at 50
- “God of Carnage”: A Chat With CHT Director Michael Whitehill
- Eastern Shore Democratic Summit Held
- Mrs. Madelyn Hollis Takes a Bow: A Celebration of a Teacher’s Life
- The Road from Here: A Chat with Eastern Shore Land Conservancy President Steve Kline
Spy Highlights
Equal and opposite, summer-winter, and poor man’s fertilizer by Dennis Forney
Here on Delmarva, the past summer was brutal: extremely hot and extremely dry. Now the principle of equal and opposite settles in; every action ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: A Middle East Cease Fire and the Legacy of the Biden Years
- Capturing a life in focus with Ruth Wittersgreen
- This week proves PT’s admonition about watermen
- From and Fuller: How Serious to Take Donald Trump and the Great Los Angeles Fire of 2025
- From and Fuller: Remembering Jimmy Carter and 2024 in review
- Let’s Talk About It: A mental health perspective after 10 years with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
The Arts and Design
Cars as movie co-stars and museum artworks by Steve Parks
And just when you thought drive-ins were a thing of the past – particularly in the dead of winter – Easton’s Academy Art Museum launches a monthly ... [Continue Story]
- Church Hill Theatre to present friends and family cabaret
- Ten new things at the Academy Art Museum to kick off the new year by Daedelus Hoffman
- The Avalon is alive with the Sound of Music for the holidays
- Spy Art Review: Start your engines at AAM by Steve Parks
- Rhythm Xpress to Perform at Church Hill Theatre
- Church Hill Theatre and Chesapeake College present “The Belle of Amherst” in January
Ecosystem
Maryland Levies Fines on Perdue, Valley Proteins for Environmental Violations
Two major agricultural companies ramped up operations recently on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and the environment paid a price, according to the ... [Continue Story]
- Bay Climate Adaptation: The TNC Guide in Finding the Money for Major Infrastructure Change
- Mid-Shore Arts Plein Air Easton and ESLC Pair Up to Promote Land Conservation
- Wild-Caught Chesapeake Blue Catfish Phenomenon Booming: Thank Goodness
- Blue Crab Populations are Down, But Experts are Not Worried
- First Baby Eagles Hatch on Reborn Chesapeake Island
- A Defining Moment for the Lakeside Development? A Chat with County Council Member Pete Lesher
Maryland News
Governor’s budget proposal to include tax cuts and ‘growth agenda’ spending – Maryland Matters
Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Tuesday he will avoid tax increases and massive budget cuts and instead focus on growing the state’s economy to solve the ... [Continue Story]
- Advocates try again on bill to halt the practice of charging inmates for phone calls
- Poll: Maryland voters back cooperation with feds on immigration enforcement – Maryland Matters
- Services scheduled for former Lower Shore Sen. Richard Colburn
- Lines drawn in advance of 2025 session, budget debate
- State confronting ‘two storms,’ Moore tells county leaders
- Supporters optimistic this is the year for beer and wine in grocery stores
Shore Health
Qlarant Foundation takes a big step forward with first executive director Amanda Neal
To state that philanthropy is in the DNA of Qlarant is a matter of fact. From the day the company began operations to combat fraud in Medicare and ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Health: The war against lung cancer with Drs. Rashmi Benda and David Oliver
- Health advocates: Maryland needs to improve screening efforts for lung cancer
- Mid-Shore Health: Domestic violence on the Mid-Shore with Angie Price and Jeanne Yeager
- Let’s Talk About It: The reality of intergenerational trauma with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
- Let’s Talk About It: Suicide on the Mid-Shore with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
- Having a Baby in the 21st Century with Shore Health’s Jessica Genrich and Stephanie Blades
Mid-Shore Education
Morgan State professor fined for presenting himself as licensed architect
The Baltimore Banner reported yesterday that Professor Dale Glenwood Green at Morgan State University was not a licensed architect and had ... [Continue Story]
- Slight increases on Maryland’s annual report card, but changes could be coming
- Radcliffe Creek School awarded grant to support students with ADHD and anxiety
- Prekindergarten Expansion For Private Providers Off To A Slow Start
- Spy Survey Summary on Learning for a Lifetime on the Mid-Shore
- The CBMM PATRIOT’s Dynamic Duo: A Chat with Joyce and Matt Gauthier
- Radcliffe Creek School Initiates Search for Head of School
Brevities
Red dye by Katherine Emery
I was newly pregnant with my fourth child the summer that the chicken pox was running rampant in my neighborhood. August is one of the windiest months ... [Continue Story]
Community News
Tax cuts, increases part of Moore’s ‘growth agenda’ – Maryland Matters
Gov. Wes Moore Wednesday proposed a budget he said will promote long-term economic growth and provide tax cuts to many, but it will be ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Gives 2024 raises $102K in 24 hours
- Historic Maryland Inn Invites Public for Its Festive Célébration de Noël Christmas Event
- Mid-Shore Gives: Join our Giving Day ~ December 3rd!
- Delmarva Community Services Needs cold weather shelter monitors & funds for winter months
- Delmarva Community Services Community Action Center aids clients experiencing poverty and unexpected crises
- 2024 YMCA Turkey Trot returns on Thanksgiving day
Senior Life
Enjoy the health benefits of Thanksgiving Day by Susan Covey
Have you always thought the traditional Thanksgiving meal was full of empty calories? Not so! One ounce of turkey, for instance, provides 8 grams ... [Continue Story]
- Upper Shore Aging Hosts the Re-Dedication of the Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center
- Herb Cain Appointed Executive Director of Upper Shore Aging
- Water, Water Everywhere…For Drinking, Playing And Exercising!
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Named “Best Retirement Community” by What’s Up Eastern Shore for Ninth Consecutive Year
- Upper Shore Aging Honors Volunteers
- Talbot County Commission on Aging to host a Senior Resource Fair
Art Notes
Improv workshops for personal and professional development
Improv Easton is thrilled to announce two interactive evening workshops in Easton open to all members of the community. These free events are designed ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Atlantic Symphony to present string quartet performances featuring Shostakovich and Mendelssohn
- SMAL announces 2025 Mixed Media exhibit winners
- Within Our Reach: Mixed Media Works by Bridget Z. Sullivan on view through Feb. 28 at Adkins Arboretum
- Tred Avon Players opens 44th season with PLAZA SUITE
- Waterfowl Festival & The Ward Foundation present: Maryland State Arts Council Folklife Film & Art Evening
- Tuesday, Jan 14, kick-off of Jan-May lunchtime concerts at Brookletts Place
Ecosystem Notes
New report shows natural resources conservation on the Delmarva Peninsula generates $8 billion in annual economic activity
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) and the Delmarva Restoration and Conservation Network (DRCN) released an expansive report today showing the ... [Continue Story]
- How a Maryland county tried to sway a Delaware vote on offshore wind
- ShoreRivers now accepting summer internship applications
- Biden to ban future offshore drilling across more than 600 million acres
- ShoreRivers welcomes new Board members, Executive Committee
- ESLC conserves 182 acres in Talbot and Caroline Counties
- What’s next: The future of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup
Education Notes
Governor’s education bill slows growth of per pupil funding, worrying advocates
A comprehensive education bill unveiled Wednesday by the Moore administration would slow the growth of per pupil spending beginning next year and ... [Continue Story]
- Gunston welcomes Mike Hardesty as Director of Facilities
- Share the Chesapeake story as a CBMM volunteer interpreter
- Chesapeake Forum’s Preview Party lights up post-holidays
- Superintendents seek ‘partnership’ with Moore on changes to Blueprint education reform plan
- Radcliffe Creek School awarded grant to support students with ADHD and anxiety
- Half of ‘extreme’ school board candidates targeted by Md. Democratic Party win their races
Health Notes
For All Seasons is the mental health partner for the 2024 Military Bowl
For All Seasons recently participated in the festivities of the 2024 Military Bowl at Navy Stadium in Annapolis, MD as this year’s mental health ... [Continue Story]
- Choptank Health welcomes pediatric dentist in Denton
- UM Shore Regional Health announces 2025 Safe Sitter® dates
- For All Seasons announces new Board members
- Faiz Khaja, MD, joins UM Shore Medical Group – surgical care
- Bird flu found in Caroline County marks first case in Maryland chickens since 2023
- For All Seasons shines a light on human trafficking this January
Food Friday
Food Friday: Sausage and peppers
I love trailing through food stores, peering through shop windows and admiring perfectly arranged still lives of fruits, vegetables, and meats; ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Hendrick Avercamp
A 17th Century Dutch artist, born in Amsterdam, Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634) specialized in winter landscapes. His father Barent Avercamp was the ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
Design with Jenn Martella: Golden oldie
This street is one of my fave cross streets through Easton’s District and it has been the location of several Houses of the Week. On my trips, I have ... [Continue Story]
From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: A Middle East Cease Fire and the Legacy of the Biden Years
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: How Serious to Take Donald Trump and the Great Los Angeles Fire of 2025
- From and Fuller: Remembering Jimmy Carter and 2024 in review
- From and Fuller: The selection of a new FBI director under Trump and 1,500 Pardons from Biden
- From and Fuller: The Trump agenda and the realities of governing
- From and Fuller: Trump cabinet appointments and the future of “Talking Heads” media
- From and Fuller: The eating of political crow with election predictions and the gender and race impact on the 2024 Election
Columnist J.E. Dean
President Biden should have walked out by J.E. Dean
January 20, 2025 will go down in the history books, but not for the reasons Donald Trump thinks. His inauguration was a “shock and awe” affair, but ... [Continue Story]
- Trump asks Congress to abdicate its constitutional responsibility by J.E. Dean
- Remembering Jimmy Carter by J. E. Dean
- Wishing You Non-Snarky Holidays by J.E. Dean
- Should the press worry about Trump’s threats? By J.E. Dean
- Liz Cheney should not go to jail by J.E. Dean
- Stop the malarky about the Hunter Biden pardon by J.E. Dean
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Stars in Different Realms by Howard Freedlander
What did Willie Mays and Donald Sutherland have in common? Nothing. Except an overriding desire to excel in each’s craft. Mays was a true wonder ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Slavery of Thought by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Higher Education on Edge by Howard Freedlander
- Strike for Democracy by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): American Voter by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hospice Heroes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): An Apolitical Document Fails by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
The Classic Motor Museum starts a new trip in St. Michaels: Craig Fuller talks to Mike Iandolo
Classic Motor Museum board member Mike Iandolo joined in a conversation with the Spy’s Craig Fuller at the end of last week, soon after closing on ... [Continue Story]
- MPT, the Chesapeake Bay and Viewers Like You: A Chat with Station Manager Steven Schupak
- So Much Money, So Little Time by Craig Fuller
- One Amazing Story by One Amazing Individual by Craig Fuller
- A Presidential Debate: No Commission / No Audience / Perhaps, No Gloves by Craig Fuller
- An Enjoyable and Important White House Story by Craig Fuller
- Biden’s Two Biggest Problems: Perception and Trust by Craig Fuller
Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick
When faith kicks in By Jamie Kirkpatrick
Twenty-four hours ago, my wife got the phone call no one ever wants to get. One of her oldest and dearest friends, Betsi, aka Boo, had died suddenly. ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Laura Oliver
Snow Fall By Laura J. Oliver
The film After Life asks, “If you could choose only one memory to hold onto for eternity, what would it be?” The question is like choosing a ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Science on the Shore: Evaluating oyster substrates by Angela Rieck
We need oysters in our Bay and rivers. We don’t have enough. But one of the major impediments to restoring oysters is the availability of substrates. ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
Untruth and Consequences by Al Sikes
I want an Editor. Well okay, I don’t deserve one. The business model says no. Business model? Now awake from this flirty dream, I move on. The ... [Continue Story]
Opinion
Presidential pasts and an impending future by Steve Parks
Former president and now president-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated again – this time to a non-consecutive second term. (The first since Grover ... [Continue Story]
- Maryland’s fiscal apocalypse by Clayton A. Mitchell, Sr.
- Analysis: Moore’s delicate balance as the session gets under way
- Electric Workboats on the Chesapeake? By Rob Etgen
- Reflections on cabinet choices by J.T. Smith
- Balancing Growth and Green: Chestertown’s Greenbelt Plan Faces a Solar Challenge by Steve Kline
- Andy Harris and our right to vote by Heather Mizeur
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Will Rogers
Correspondents for cable news seem to have found a favorite spot in the United States Capitol to file their reports. They stand so close to a statue ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Delmarva Pride Festival: Fun, Food, Support and Free Advice
- Letter to Editor: Legal Challenge To Striped Bass Regulations Gets Wide Support
- Letter to Editor: Trust the Science; Listen To the Experts
- Letter to Editor: With Memories of Escaping Russia, A Plea for Aid to Ukraine
- Letter to Editor: Tench Tilghman Chapter Meeting Planned in Chestertown
- Letter to Editor: A Year of Environmental Triumphs at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
